It’s never been easy for international artists to make a profit touring in North America. The costs of travel, accommodations, and visa processing are higher for international artists, yet ticket sales and booking budgets are not higher than for other artists. While international artists and their teams may face offers they consider low from presenters, here are 7 tips to increase the viability of touring in North America that came out of the Wavelengths: APAP World Music Preconference Read more →
Fiona Black discusses what she looks for when booking an artist, shifting concert interests and blurring cultural lines. Read more →
David Chavez of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs gives advice and insight into getting your performance onto any stage. Read more →
An informative interview with Lincoln Center staff on getting your performance into public spaces. Read more →
The Art of the Plan in Interesting Times
February 23, 2016
"May you live in interesting times." This infamous curse is one many world musicians feel acutely. Times are indeed interesting for the music business: The old ways have collapsed. The new ways are opaque, untested, and fragmented. As an artist,... Read more →
Wavelengths Twitter Flashback: Some Takeaways from our APAP World Music Pre-Conference
February 15, 2016
It’s almost been a month, but we still can’t get over how exciting the Wavelengths Pre-conference was. The two-day event, which rps co-produced for the first time with globalFEST, took place right before the APAP conference in New York. Artists,... Read more →
Unofficial Guide to APAP and CMA Ready for Your Showcase Listing Submissions
November 03, 2015
The 4rd annual Unofficial Guide to Music at APAP and CMA is now accepting listings for showcases and concerts in New York City from January 6 to January 20, 2016. It takes a few minutes to add your showcase and concert information. Note that this is not the official guide for either conference. Each conference maintains official showcase schedules of their own. This is an additional feature to include both official and unofficial events and to make it easy for music presenters and agents to easily navigate music-specific performances during the two events. Read more →
We've barely recovered, but we have to crow about all the global music goings-on at this year's SXSW. The festival has been quietly expanding as a global music hotspot, and 2015 took things to a new level. The World Music... Read more →
A Q&A With Billboard Senior Analyst Glenn Peoples About Nielsen’s 2014 End-of-Year Report Because world music recordings rarely top overall sales or airplay charts, few mainstream industry analyses explore what’s happening in the eclectic global category. Statistics company Nielsen Music’s... Read more →
Unofficial Guide to (World) Music in NYC, January Showcases: Accepting Submissions
November 20, 2014
The rock paper scissors' Unofficial Guide to World Music at APAP has teamed up with the Classical and Jazz communities to offer the Unofficial Guide to Music at APAP and CMA. We are now accepting listings for showcases and concerts... Read more →
